Figure 4
(a) Raw voltage signals relevant to the high-rate loading produced from the Kolsky bar setup. Note that in lieu of a transmission bar, a fast-response quartz load cell has been utilized, which results in a reduced experimental framework footprint required by the constrained hutch dimensions. This load response is represented by the dotted black line. Furthermore, this load detection approach is viable if the impedance mismatch between the incident bar end and sample is quite large, which is demonstrated by the similarity between the incident and reflected waveforms shown by the solid black line. (b) Resulting force and strain-rate histories represented by dotted black and solid black curves, respectively. Note that the sample is loaded into the constant strain-rate regime. |